Parts of a Wave

This is the highest part of the wave.  Number 3 in the diagram.

• Trough
• Crest
• Amplitude
• Resting Point

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

This is the measurement from trough to trough or crest to crest. Number 1 in the diagram.

• Crest
• Trough
• Wavelength
• Amplitude

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

This is the lowest point of a wave. Number 4 in the diagram.

• Crest
• Trough 
• Amplitude
• Resting Point

Which wave has the greatest amplitude?

• A
• B
• C
• D

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CCSS.HSF-IF.C.7E

A mechanical wave cannot travel through...

• a vacuum (outer space)
• liquids
• gases
• media

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

________ is the midpoint in a wave where amplitude begins.

• point of origin
• amplitude
• crest
• wavelength

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

The lowest part of the wave is?

• trough
• crest
• point of origin
• compression point

The highest point of a wave is?

• crest
• trough
• point of origin
• comppression point

A _____________________ is the distance between a point on one wave and the identical point of the next wave.

• amplitude
• wavelength
• frequency
• compression

A wave that requires a medium through wave which to travel

• A. electromagnetic  wave
• B. longitudinal wave
• C. mechanical wave
• D. transverse wave